Baseball Recap: Greeneview Rams vs. West Liberty-Salem Tigers
It was a good run, but Greeneview unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They lost 10-0 to the West Liberty-Salem Tigers. The match marked the first time this year in which Greeneview was not able to get on the board.
Greeneview saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Keegan Phillips, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
On West Liberty-Salem's side, Jake Evans made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Evans has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Evans was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, West Liberty-Salem got a big performance out of Eli Allen, who went 3-for-5 with two runs and a triple. Isaiah Reames was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Greeneview's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-6. As for West Liberty-Salem, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season.
Coincidentally, both teams will both be playing Fairbanks the next time they take the field. Greeneview will host Fairbanks at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, while West Liberty-Salem will head out to face them at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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